A Modern Orange Wedding in Florida

A Modern Orange Wedding in Florida

Sara and Charles

It began over pancakes. Sara Hicks and Charles Malone were introduced by friends in 1996 while they were undergraduates at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. They spent their first date getting to know each other over pancakes, and began a courtship that soon became long-distance. In 2002, Charles flew to New York City to visit Sara for what she thought was a Valentine's Day celebration. "It was the most romantic day I've ever had," says Sara, and it ended with Charles proposing after dinner at an elegant restaurant.

The Invitations

The couple's silhouettes decorate the invitations. The motif appeared throughout the wedding, adorning place cards, favors, programs and matchbooks. Sara created the images by taking snapshots of herself and Charles and scanning them into the computer before having them printed.

Treats

Candles

A bridesmaid passes out candles in a re-creation of a tradition from Wake Forest University, the couple's alma mater. Friends and family will line the walkway with their tapers ablaze as the new spouses depart.